Reviews for Govinda's Cafe

10/14/2024 - Uncle S.
The food here is delicious and priced just right, especially for vegan fare. I learned that the staff are volunteers, which I find really nice, and for every meal bought, they donate one. I particularly enjoyed the cajun chicken tenders and the freshly made hummus - so tasty!

09/19/2021 - PQ
My experience was very disappointing. In fact, I'd have to say this was one of the worst vegan places I've been to. It's almost laughable that they have such terrible food and they have the audacity to stay open as a restaurant. It's concerning for the amount of money they are charging for sub-par dishes.

We ordered their "special" called shitake mushroom dumplings. If I were to describe the presentation, it was something like an 8-year-old had put together: there were 6 soggy dumplings decorated in a circle, with a pile of canned mandarins right in the center of the circle, and large slices of raw almonds carelessly sprinkled all over the dish. Oh, and the dumplings and the canned mandarin slices were marinating in a thick pool of ordinary soy sauce. It still blows my mind that we paid $15 for that terrible-looking and tasting food/dish. Sigh!

The menu said "moist" carrot cake. Well, that and red velvet cake was dry like a plain slice of bread. They don't even cover the cakes and let them sit open in the display fridge, which tends to dry them out. I brought this to the owner's attention. She brushed me off saying, "You know it's vegan, soooooo." Dare I bring her attention again to what says on their menu about the cakes? I didn't bother.

Staff and owner(s) are unprofessional and need some lessons in customer service. This "restaurant" is located in a shady neighborhood as well, so if I were you I'd avoid this place at all costs and spend your hard-earned money somewhere else. I will not encourage anybody to eat here.